India, July 17 -- The Centre on Friday appointed 1994-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Anurag Kumar as the new Delhi Police Commissioner, replacing incumbent police chief Satish Golchha more than nine months before his scheduled retirement.

An order issued on Friday morning by Rakesh Kumar Singh, under secretary to the Government of India, said 1994-batch IPS officer Anurag Kumar of the Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Mizoram and Union Territory (AGMUT) cadre was appointed as the Delhi Police Commissioner "with the approval of the Competent Authority" and "with effect from the date of assumption of charge and until further orders".

The order also directed 1992-batch IPS officer Satish Golchha to report to Delhi Lieutenant Governor Tara...